Susie Dent chooses her final Tracks Of My Years
Lexicographer, etymologist, author and Countdown star Susie Dent picks her final two Tracks Of My Years. Plus there's the Love Song, and the week's final PopMaster at 10:30.
Lexicographer, etymologist and TV Presenter Susie Dent picks her final two Tracks Of My Years this week.
Best known as the resident adjudicator on Countdown's Dictionary Corner, Susie has also been on almost every programme about words including '15 x 15', 'Word of Mouth', 'More or Less', and is a regular panellist on Radio 4’s 'Wordaholics'.
Susie has written multiple books including 'Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment for Every Day of the Year', 'Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain' and 'What Made The Crocodile Cry?: 101 Questions About The English Language'. She also writes a weekly column for the Radio Times, reviews for The Spectator and has over 1m followers on Twitter
In 2019, she launched the podcast 'Something Rhymes With Purple', co-hosted with Gyles Brandreth, where they discuss everything from the history of swear words to the etymology of archaeology. It quickly became a firm favourite, winning the Gold Award for Best Entertainment Podcast at the British Podcast Awards 2020.
After a successful debut stage tour, the award-winning podcast will once again head out for a live podcast experience, this time hosting a special monthly residency at London’s Fortune Theatre.
Susie's final two choices come from Adam Isaac and Damien Rice.
Plus Ken's got another round of the legendary PopMaster music quiz and your dedications with today's love song. There's
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Cher
Believe
- Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
- Polygram Tv.
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Record Of The Week
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The 1975
I'm In Love With You
- Being Funny In A Foreign Language.
- Dirty Hit.
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Boston
More Than A Feeling
- Rock Of America (Various Artists).
- Trax Label.
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Madonna
Vogue
- Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
- Rhino.
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Sam Ryder
Somebody
- There's Nothing But Space, Man!.
- Parlophone.
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Billy Ocean
Red Light Spells Danger
- Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
- Jive.
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Reef
How I Got Over
- (CD Single).
- REEFBAND.
- 1.
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Jimmy Nail
Ain't No Doubt
- Now That's What I Call Music Vol.22.
- Now.
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Elton John & Britney Spears
Hold Me Closer
- (CD Single).
- EMI.
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Travis
Sing
- The Invisible Band (Deluxe Edition).
- Concord.
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Lea Michele
Love Is Alive
- Places.
- Columbia.
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Panic! at the Disco
Don't Let The Light Go Out
- VIVA LAS VENGEANCE.
- Atlantic.
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Be Bop Deluxe
Ships In The Night
- Remember The 70's.
- EMI.
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Bananarama
Forever Young
- Masquerade.
- Absolute.
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The Mamas & the Papas
California Dreamin'
- The Best Of.
- MCA.
- 2.
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Irene Cara
Flashdance... What a Feeling
- Flashdance.
- Casablanca.
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Lewis Capaldi
Forget Me
- Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent.
- EMI.
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Adele
Set Fire To The Rain
- 21.
- XL.
- 5.
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Elvis Presley & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Burning Love
- If I Can Dream.
- RCA.
- 001.
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Album Of The Week
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LeAnn Rimes
spaceship
- god's work.
- EverLe Records / Thirty Tigers.
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The Lightning Seeds
Change
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Rachel Stevens
Sweet Dreams My LA Ex
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
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ABC
The Flames Of Desire
- (CD Single).
- EMI.
- 001.
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Tracks Of My Years
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Adam Isaac
Marching On
- Marching On.
- White Label.
- 1.
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Damien Rice
The Blowers' Daughter
- The Blowers Daughter.
- 14th Floor Records.
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Simple Minds
First You Jump
- Direction Of The Heart.
- BMG Rights Management.
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Four Tops
Standing In The Shadows Of Love
- Soul (Various Artists).
- Polygram Tv.
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- Fri 23 Sep 2022 09:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2